Click Consult - Internet Marketing

social media press release

Writing online press releases for social media

posted on: October 30th, 2009

Social media is a unique form of interaction which requires a different strategy when it comes to marketing. When businesses first realised how valuable social media networks could be for promotional purposes, the first major mistake they made was to employ traditional marketing techniques to get their message across. Needless to say, traditional marketing forms do not work in social media. Social media networks work on a person-to-person basis. Confronting them with traditional marketing methods is the equivalent of shouting advertising babble in someone's face at a party. The kinds of press releases that work in social media are slightly different to other online press releases. While a company press release might fare well when it comes from the company website, such a business-focused idea will fail on a social network. Social media users read items that are of value to them. Social media press releases need to take the focus off business. A good press release for social media will be devoid of marketing terms and full of information. They will have a target in mind, and offer some interesting bits of news with no strings attached. Writing in this way will establish trust and encourage viewers to pass the press release on, generating some SEO-juice along the way. The most effective press releases are always those that carry a business message within an attractive article. Online press releases for social media are more like articles than anything else. The main idea is to make the piece as free of business motive as it possibly can be, nurturing trust in your readers.

Tags: , , , , , , ,

Visual press releases

posted on: August 14th, 2009

As an entrepreneur your aim is to run your business in such a way as to make the most money while providing your customers with the best possible services. That is how business is done. Except the Internet is an ever changing world and to stay competitive you must keep up and do some level of internet marketing. Press releases are nothing new, they hves been used for some time to bring business to the attention of potential customers. It is a great way to conduct marketing and advertising without directly pushing a sales pitch. So, where do you stand with social media such as Facebook, You Tube and My Space? Celebrities and various artists have cottoned on to the social media phenomenon and use it extensively to get noticed and maintain their following of fans. Celebrities and various artists release short videos on the various social media websites and it works brilliantly. Boost your business Obviously for a business to make use of video for press release purposes will mean going about it a little bit differently. A video online press release needs to harness search engine optimisation to pull it off. For success a video needs keyword rich text so that the search engine bots can see it. Video gives a business the means to put a promotional video together that is not only interesting, but speaks directly to its target audience. People are spending more and more time on the internet daily. So much so that many do not even bother watching TV anymore. Using video for press release purposes have the ability for more exposure than most of the combined marketing strategies used traditionally. Definitely a cost effective investment to look into.

Tags: , , , , ,

Search Blogs

Highest Rated Blogs

Tag Cloud

Recent Posts

Blog Categories

Affiliate Marketing
About Affiliate MarketingAffiliate Marketing Glossary
Affiliate Marketing ManagementAffiliate Marketing Networks
Affiliate Marketing ProgramsAffiliate Marketing Reporting
Affiliate Marketing Set UpAffiliate Marketing Strategy

Audio Podcasts

Click Consult Press Releases

copywriting

Email Marketing
About Email MarketingEmail Marketing Creation
Email Marketing GlossaryEmail Marketing Management
Email Marketing Reporting

General Industry Blogs
Internet Marketing

mobile search

Online Press Release (PR)
About Online Press Releases (PR)Online Press Release (PR) Glossary
Online Press Release (PR) ManagementOnline Press Release (PR) Reporting
Online Press Release (PR) Writing

Pay Per Click (PPC)
About Pay Per Click (PPC)Content / Search Advertising
Google AdwordsMicrosoft adCenter
Pay Per Click (PPC) GlossaryPay Per Click (PPC) Management
Pay Per Click (PPC) PoliciesQuality Score
Yahoo! Search Marketing

Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)
About Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)Off Page Search Engine Optimisation
On Page Search Engine OptimisationSearch Engine Optimisation Glossary
Search Engine Optimisation SubmissionsSEO Tips
Social Media Optimisation

Video Podcasts

Web Design
About Web DesignContent Management Systems
Web Design GlossaryWeb Design Tips
Web Hosting

Blog Archives

September 2010August 2010
July 2010June 2010
May 2010April 2010
March 2010February 2010
January 2010December 2009
November 2009October 2009
September 2009August 2009
July 2009June 2009
May 2009April 2009
March 2009February 2009
January 2009December 2008
November 2008October 2008
September 2008August 2008
July 2008June 2008
May 2008April 2008
March 2008February 2008
January 2008December 2007
November 2007
Click Consult Resource Centre for PPC, SEO and Internet Marketing
Click Consult TV - Internet Marketing Blog
W3C XHTML Valid W3C CSS Valid W3C WAI  Internet Marketing RSS Feed for Click Consult